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EATH DANCES. !
Grim Funeral Customs of the Torrei'
Straits Indians, |
A new volume of reports of the
Cambridge Anthropological Expedi
tion to Torres Straits has recently
been published by the Cambridge
University Press, and it contains
much information as to the sociology,
magic, and religion of the natives of
the western islands. The account of
funeral ceremonies given by Profes-i
sor A. C. Haddon, who was the leader;
of the expedition, is of exceptional in
terest. l
It appears that from time to time a
death dance is held #n which the per
formers represent the ghosts of re
cently deceased natives. The men
paint themselves with charcoal and
wear a curious ‘dress of cocoa-nut
leaves and feathers. Each perform
er has a mask and holds in his mouth
a crescent-shaped ornament, which is
a decorative sign of Kwolam—the
mythical hero of the islands—whose
exploits are the subjects of many le
gends which have converted the war
rior into a god.
During the funeral ceremony the
dancers give pantomimic representa
tions of characteristic traits of the
deceased natives in whose memory
the dance is held. The object is evi
dently to convey to the mourners the
assurance that the ghost is alive, and
that in the person of the dancer he is
visiting friends. The women and
children are supposed to believe that
the performers are really spirits; and
if a woman is known to have discov
ered the identity of any of the danc
ers, it is significantly remarked that
“she dies that night.”
The dance is thus of the nature of
hero-worship, which is the only form
of religion the natives seem to pos
sess; for Professor Haddon says at
the end of his volume of reports:
“Unless the above-mentioned heroes
be regarded as gods, I think it can
be definitely stated that the western
islanders had no deities, and certain
ly they had no conception of a Su
preme God.” Higher conceptions are,
however, gradually entering the
minds of the islanders as the result of
missionary instruction, and in anoth
er generation or so the death dance
will probably be forgotten.—Leisure
Hour.
THE CAUSE OF GREEN SOLAR
RAYS.
The Action of the Earth’s Atmosphere
as a Prism Explains It.
Says Lucien Dudaux in La Nature:
The green ;ay at sunset is sufficiently
well known to make unnecessary any
mention of the beauty of the spec
table and the ordinary conditions of
its observation. The ray may be
seen on beautiful evenings on the sea
shore and elsewhere, although the in
tensity is variable; in gensoral it is
necessary that the state of the atmos
phere be such that the horizon may
be clearly distinguished as the solar
disk sinks be<hind it.
In explanation of the green ray re
course has been had to the theory of
an optical illusion, due to the yellow
orange light of the sun, which at the
moment of the disappearance of the
last small perticn of the sun becomes
affected by the complementary color,
green-blue. This has not been satis
factory, and it has been suggested
that the atmosphere acts as a prism,
refracting the last luminous ray from
the sun at the time of its disappear
ance and decomposing and spreading
it- out according to the succession of
the colors of the spectrum. The red,
orange and yellow rays are the 1283
deviated and are confused with the
solar point of which they have the
color, but the eye perceives clearly
the green and blue rays, while the
indigo and violet, which are the most
dispersed and the most luminous, can
not be seen.—Translation in Public
Opinion.
Rubber auto coats in pearl tone
are relieved by collar and belt of
black velvet.
With Whiskerg and Wings.
(From the St. Louis Gazette.)
Lord Grimthrope’'s chief d'oevre in
church restoration is St. Alban’s ab
bey, and on one of the capitals at the
west door of that cathedral he is rep
resented in stone. He wears the old
fashioned whiskers, with which at
.east two generations of his country
men have been familiar, and he is also
endowed with angel’s wings.
In Ancient Days.
The old king was suffering with en
nui.
“Get off some jokes,” he roared.
“Don’t you know I was born to be
obeyed ?”
“Yes, your majesty,” said the court
jester. ‘“You are like a good suit of
clothes.”
“Don’'t dare to say it’'s because I give
people a fit.”
“No; it’s because you were made to
order.” ;
His Reason,
(From The Houston Post.)
“Jones is a friend of yours, isn't
he?”
“Sure.”
“Then why don’t you give me an
introduction to him?”
“That’s why.”
No Apology Needed.
Chicago Tribune.
They were speeding along the south
side houlevard in an automobile.
“What is that singular odor?” asked
the visitor from the east.
“It comes from the stockyards,” ex
plained the chauffeir. “We’ll be out of
reach of it in a few minutes.
‘“Oh, I don’t mind it,” rejoined the
other. “It’s a grateful change from
FlT3parmanentlycured, No fits ornservous
nessafter first day’s use of Dr. Kline’s Great
Nerveßlestorer,2irialbottleand treatise free
Dr.R. H, Kuixg,Ltd., Y3l Areh 8t | Phila., Pa,
_When the Kaiser drove through Hame-
Jin recently hundreds of childven stood
along the route, dressed either as rats or
in the picturesque costume of the famous
“Pied Piper’s” period.
Ido not believe Piso’s Cure for Consump
tion has anequal for coughs and colds.—-JOBN
F.Boyer, Trinity Springs Ind., Feb. 15, 1900,
Sleepers of mahogany are used on the
Mexican Central Raiiway.
Ttch cured in 30 minutes by Woolford’s
Sanitary Lotion. Never fails. Sold by all
drug)gists, $l. Mail orders promptly fiiled
by Dr. E. Detchon, Crawiordsville, Ind.
Wales wants a capital, but has none.
Too Much For Him.
A bachelor one day set the tabie in
hig lonely abode with plates for him
self and an imaginary wife and five
children. He then sat down to dine,
and as he helpad Limself to food he
put the same quaniity on each of the
other plates and surveyed the pros
pect. at the same time computing the
ccst He is still a bachelor.
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured
With Ir.oCAL APPLICATIONS, as thoy cannot
reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a
blood or constitutional disease, and in order
to cure it you must take internal remedies.
Hall’s Catarrh Care is taken internally, and
actsdirectly on the btood and mueoussurface
flal''s Catarrh Cure isnot a quack mediecine,
1t was prescribed by oune of the pest physi
ciang in this country for years, and is a reg
ular preseription. It is composed of the
best tonies known, comnbined with the best
blood purifiers, acting directly on the mu
cous surfaces. The perfect combination of
the two ingredients 1s what produces suci
wonderful results in curing catar-h. Send
for testimonials, frec.
F. J. Cuexey & Co., Props., Toledo, O,
fold by druggists, price, 75c.
Fake Hall’s Family. Pills for constipation
ARITHMETICAL.
~ “Now, Johnny,” said the teacher,
“if I gave you three oranges and your
mother gave you four and your aunt
gave you five, how many oranges
~would you have?”
- “I guess I'd have enough,” answer
ed small Johnny.
! A Guaranteed Cure For Piles, .
" Ttching, Biind, Bleeding or Protruding
Piles. Druggists will refund money if Pazo
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Discouraging Report, iy
Chicago Tribune.
“lg your boy getting along well at
college this year?”
“He was until a few days ago, when
he sprained one of his ankles, and
now he tells me he’s likely to be off
the regular team for the rest of the
season,” [
An Inference. .
New York Press,.
May—His fiancee is quite wealthy.
Belle—How do you know?
May--I judge from her Jooks.